Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-29

DAILY HERALD.
SAN BUENAVENTURA.
THAT Ancient Town On a
Genuine Boom.
LAND OF BEAUTY AND BOUNTY.
Grand Exhibit of Nature, Art and
Science-BOwer of Beauty,
Grace and Elegance.
SAN BUENAVENTURA.
LAND OF BEAUTY AND BOUNTY

A most delightful excursion toe
place yesterday to San Buenaventul
under the auspices of Bartlet6 Brother
and R. G.. Surdam. The train of fol
new and elegant coaches of the Souther
Pacific Company left the city at 5 A. \
with that sprightly locomotive. No. Is:
which hurled along the happy throng u
the Los Angeles valley and over and u
the San Fernando grade and through til
long and dismal tunnel to the beeutfu
town of Newhall, thirty.three mile
with climb OF thousand feet in a
hour, showing quality of sixty mile
an hour on level. The train then dashe,
down the Santa Clara valley without
friends to reward or enemies to punisl
by halt, till the char ming
oAMULos RANCHO WAS REACHED.
1t was impossible to pass this delight
full place without a stop OF ten minutes
to enable every man, woman and chile
of the two hundred on the train to vis
this ancient seat of beauty and hospi
tality. The gardens were visited ii
every direction, the chapel with its per
petual burning fires on the altar ant
garlanded with flowers, the home oi
Ramona and her place at the altar were
all the subject of deep and entrancine
interest to the strangers, who never be
fore visited this most lovely spot.
After enjoying the fruits and flowers oil
Camulos, the train flew on till Fillmore
was reached at tue Sespe. Oa the other
side of the valley, across the Santa Clara
lay the beautiful site of Bardsdale COW
cred with rich or, ps of grain and flow
ers. Near by was the vacant rancho
house of Joe Dye who shot the insulter
of his wife aud who threateaed to take
Dyes at the first opportunity. The
home is broken up. The wife has left
the scene of sorrow and the husband
is imprisoned for his summary revenge.
SANTA PAULA.
The next place of halt was at beauti-
full Santa Paula, where the great streams
of petroleum are brought to the surface
and from vast tanks containing go. 600
gallons sent to the seashore in iron
pipes and on down grade while por-
tion is thrown up by machinery to the
top of hill whence it runs to Newhall
for refining or shipping by rail in every
direction throughout the land. Santa
Paula has vast orchards of fruit Of all
kinds that grow 10 northern or semi.
tropic land. The town is rapidly build.
ing up and the orchards, gardens and
farms are cared for with taste and wis.
dom. Beyond Santa Paula the valley
broadens into the finest agricultural
land imaginable in which is the fair
town of Saticoy enveloped with
trees and flowers of every hue.
Soon after leaving this place, over the
great fields of barley and orchards of
apricots, beautiful view of the shining
silvery waves Of the Pacific ocean is seen,
and the rugged Island of Anacapo looms
up in gloomy grandeur.
All "49ers" will remember that the
unfortunate steamer Winfield Scott was
sunk on the rocky shores of this island
many years ago, and the golden bullion
and hull went to the bottom. A little
farther on New Jerusalem appears on
the left, and just beyond the warehouses
of Huemene in the broad plain, here
thirty miles wide, appear on the distant
borders of the sea and the plain. In q
few moments the rushing train passed
through great fields of grain, and
marched proudly through the streets
of
SAN BUENAvENTURA,
The growing capital of Ventura county.
A large crowd of people from the town
and county were present to receive the
visitors and show the hospitalities OF
the town and the scenery of the sur
rounding country. The town is a hun.
dred years old, with its ancient Mission
of century ago in fine state OF pres.
ervation, and always open to worship.
pers.
By the politness of Mr.. A. d. Bar
nard, Il HERALD representative was taken
up on the grand mountain side that
overlooks the valley, the sea and the
plain. The sight is beautiful and OF
vast extent. The sea was 80 smooth
that vessels at the wharf lay
in qnietness with no swell to
disturb thier loading or discharge
A visit was also paid to Joe Dye II
the County Jail. He is as well taker
care of as a man can be in that damp,
chilling tomb of place, where the eli.
mate is always winter. The effect Of
the climate of this unhealthy spot IL
shown perceptibly in his loss of fest
and lack of vigor. The court house ant
Jail should be removed up to the mesa
instead of remaining in the miserable
place where they are at present. Bu
the finest sight to be seen on yesterday
in that thriving town OF new residences
and busy streets was the
GRAND FLORAL FESTIVAL
At Union Hall. This magnificent dis
play was gotten up for the benefit of tn
Blue Ribbon Club" and was indescriba
bly beautiful. When the ladies o
Los Angeles are informed that the exhi-
bition wes under the management o
Mrs. w. Z. Shepherd, the most distin
guished florist in California, they vii
double all the praise that the HERAL
gives to that rare, rich, unique an
beautiful exhibition. Mrs. Shepherd,
will bo remembered, rendered great ser
vice at the floral festival in this city /
1856. She has flower farm on Mai
street in Ventura, in which are 1000 va
rieties of plants and flowers, many {
which are the only specimens in tn
United States. She is now produclu
seeds of rare flowers that have heretofol
only been produced in Europe. and hi
orders from New York. Philadelphi
San Francisco and other cities. Wht
it is known that four million dollars a
annually sent abroad for flower see'
and bulbs that can be produced in Sou
California, the importance of the gre
and arduous work which is being dor
by Mrs. Shepherd, will be apparent
the people. 1t would burden dictio
ary to contain the names of all the tire
and flowers and bulbs that are to
found in the famous Shepherd farm
San Buenaventura. Near this How
farm, Mr.. L. j. Rose, of Los Angeles,
erecting his large hotel to cost $50, OF
A large number of elegant residences Q
being erected on the hillside, overlot
a Al,a